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Tribute To
H.Sridhar-A R Rahman's Sound Engineer
The Man,
The Musician,
The Engineer,
The Smile...
He
could make any singer sound extraordinary.
Sridhar was the Chief Audio Engineer at Media
Artists.
FOH Team In Salt Lake Stadium,Calcutta For AR
Rahman's Concert
A mathematics graduate, with keen interest in
electronics and formal music training
Sridhar And
Modi In Las Vegas
He started a professional sound engineering career
in 1988.
On the new Neve 88R mixing desk at AM
Studios
One of the best sound engineers in India, H.
Sridhar passed away here on Monday, following a cardiac arrest. He was
48.
Sridhar
And KJS Mixing Outdoors
He had engineered over 200 films and worked closely
with directors like Mani Ratnam, K Balachandar, Bharathiraaja, Shankar, Kamal
Hassan, P C Sreeram, Priyadarsan, Sibi Malayil and Ramgopal Varma.
Among Sridhar's many professional credits was the
fact that he engineered all songs and background scores for the renowned music
director A R Rahman.
Sridhar
Checking AR Rahman's Gadgets
Some ground-breaking films to his credit are Roja,
Gentleman, Kadhalan, Thiruda Thiruda, Bombay, Duet, Mahanadi, Rangeela,
Kuruthippunnal, Muthu, Indian, Minsaara Kanavu and Iruvar.
He also engineered the background music score and
songs for the national award winning films Kaala Paani for music director
Ilaiyaraaja and Minasaara Kanavu for music director A R Rahman.
Sridhar was awarded the President's Gold Medal (The
National Award for Best Audiography) four times: for the film Mahanadi in 1994,
Dil Se in 1999, Lagaan in 2001 & Kannathil Muththamittal in 2003.
Having pioneered the use of Digital Sound for Indian films in the DTS format,.
Sridhar successfully completed six-track surround
sound mixing for more than 200 films including Karuppu Roja, Siraichaalai,
Indian, Bharatheeyudu, Hindustani, Paeyi, Iruvar, Minsaara Kanavu, Sapnay,
Ziddi, Judwaa, My Dear Kuttichathan 3D, V I P, Aflatoon, Devathai, Chhota
Chetan, Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya , Satya , Jeans, Dil Se, Kadhalar Dinam,
Padayappa, Mudhalvan, Pukaar, Alaipaayuthey, Kandukondain Kandukondai, Kushi,
among others.
Gurus
in their own right. With Sivamani @ AR Rahman Banglore
Concert
Sridhar also engineered and mixed albums for
international artists like George Harrison of The Beatles, John Neptune Kaizan,
Pandit Ravi Shankar, Zakir Hussain, L.Shankar and John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu
Orchestra & Shakti fame).
Yeah...stretch them limbs Sridhar. Kuwait
His childhood friend and colleague Jayendra Panchapakesan of
Real Image recalls the vibrant and fun-filled childhood they shared.
“He loved playing cricket in our colony at
Mylapore.” When he was in Std. IX, he wanted to learn playing the guitar, and
in two years, he taught himself to play the instrument with ease. “He is a
completely self-taught audio-engineer, too,” Mr. Panchapakesan said.
He passed away in the morning of December 1st 2008
due to cardiac problems.
May His
Soul Rest In Peace With Lot Of Music And Consoles Up
There!!!
About
Sridhar:
Early morning stroll
next to the sea.
Kuwait.
AR Rahman concert. 17th
November, 2007. New Delhi. At
FOH
Some
More Tributes From People Who Remembered
Him:
Taking his cig break
and talking on the phone! Hong Kong
Sridhar's
Greatness-Aspiring singers can take a note or two from this
episode.
Sridhar And KJ Singh In
Modi Digital
Inauguration
Dridhar And KJS
Checking Sound In Modi
Digital
Listen
To H.Sridhar's
Interview:
Sridhar,Aditya And Siva
Kumar